How do you rename a folder in a bucket on S3?

Question

As simple as it sounds, it seems like an extraordinarily complicated task.

Answer 1

Seems like the AWS Command Line Interface is the new way to do stuff like this. Using it, you can rename a folder like this:

aws s3 mv --recursive s3://bucketname/oldfoldername s3://bucketname/newfoldername

Be sure and start with the --dryrun option to make sure it will do what you think it's going to do.

Answer 2

If you use the S3 Management Console, you can cut and paste. Go into the folder you want, click Ctrl + A, then click Actions > Cut. Make your new folder and click Actions > Paste.